Sputum-cup holder



A. Z. RUBIN.

SPUTUM CUP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 056.6, 1919.

Patented J 11116 29, 1920.

Inugnar I], Z. Hahn.

UNITED ABRAHAM z. RUBIN, or DENVER, cononnno;

sf .trrUia-cnr HOLDER;

"Specification of Letters Patent. l 29 1920 Application filed December6, 1919. Serial No. 342,906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM Z. RUBIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and Sputum-Cup,

useful Improvements in Holder; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill-enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to an improved cup holder of the type used forholding a cup containing a spit box such as is used in consumptivehospitals and one object of the invention is to provide a holder soconstructed that the cup may be easily and quickly put in place orremoved and to further so construct a holder that the cup can not slipout of place when in position.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this holder that itmay be swung out of the way when not in use, thus preventing it frombeing accidentally struck.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this holder that thebracket forming one of the elements thereof may be socurely butreleasably connected with a bed post at the desired height.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this holder that thecup engaging portion thereof may be formed from a strand of heavy wireand the bracket formed of wire and sheet metal, thus permitting thedevice to be made cheaply.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein;

Figure 1 is a view and side elevation showing the holder applied to abed with the cup in position,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the holder.

The bracket used in connection with this holder is provided with a plate10 having openings formed therein to receive the arms of the yoke 11which extends about the bed post 12. Nuts 13 are screwed upon thethreaded end portions of the arms of this yoke, thereby permitting thebracket to be securely but releasably held in engagement with the bedpost atthe desired point thereon. Tongues extend from the upper andlower edges of this plate 10 and are bent to extend outwardly therefrom,thus providmg upper and lower bearings 14. The holder is formed from astrand of heavy wire which is bent in intermediate its length to providea U-shaped support 15, having arms 16 extending upwardly therefrom inspaced relation as shown in Fig. 2. The arms are then bent to provide arectangular frame 17 having a shank 18 extended therefrom and bent toprovide a side arm 19 which extends 7 through the bearings 14. After thepivot pin has been passed through the bearings the securing nut 21 willbe holder may be swung to one side out of the way and swung into placefor use when desired' By providing the holder with the constructionclearly shown in Fig. 2, the cup 22 may be placed in the rectangularframe and will rest upon the support 15 with the handle 23 positionedbetween the arms 16. Therefore, the cup will be securely held and willbe prevented from being accidentally knocked out of the holder. At thesame time the cup may be easily grasped by the handle and removed.

What is claimed is 7 1. A holder of the character described, comprisinga bracket having upper and lower bearings, and an article engagingelement formed ofv a strand of wire bent intermediate its length toprovide a substantially U-shaped support having arms extending therefromin spaced relation, the arms being bent to provide an open frame forextending about an article resting upon said support, one end portion ofthe strand being bent to provide a shank extending from the frame andbeing then bent to provide a side arm for the shank terminating in adepending pivot terminating in a depending pivot pin 20 pin extendingthrough the bearings of said I article support having arms extendingtherefrom and carried upwardly in spaced relaof the strand being benttoprovide a shank extending from the frame and. terminating in a pivot pinengaging thebearing bracket to pivotally connect the article engagingelement with thebmcket; I r

Intestimony whereof I affix my-signature in presence of two Witnesses.

r 4 ABRAHAM Z. RUBIN.

Witnesses:

PrNnsmon,

VEDAI-I RINKER.

